Cat Scratch Fever

For the song off the album, see Cat Scratch Fever (song). For the disease, see Cat-scratch disease.

Cat Scratch Fever is the third studio album by American rock musician Ted Nugent. It was released on May 13, 1977, by Epic Records. Vocalist Derek St. Holmes, who had left the band during the recording of the album Free-for-All, had come back for touring in 1976 and was again the principal lead singer on this album. It is the last studio album to feature bassist Rob Grange.

Cat Scratch Fever
Studio album by Ted Nugent
Released	May 13, 1977
Recorded	January and March 1977
Studio	Columbia Recording Studios, New York, and CBS Studios, London
Genre	Hard rock[1]
Length	38:16
Label	Epic
Producer	Lew Futterman, Tom Werman, Cliff Davies
Ted Nugent chronology
Free-for-All (1976) Cat Scratch Fever (1977) Double Live Gonzo! (1978)
Singles from Cat Scratch Fever
"Cat Scratch Fever" Released: July 1977[2] "Home Bound" Released: January 1978

A commercial success, the album has been certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.^[3] Nugent released his next album, Double Live Gonzo!, the following year.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Classic Rock	[4]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10[6]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[7]

Cat Scratch Fever received a mostly positive review from Greg Prato of AllMusic, who remarked that it "matched the focused ferocity of Nugent's excellent 1975 debut", proclaiming it a "first-rate set of brash hard rockers".^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Ted Nugent, except "Live It Up" (written by Nugent and Derek St. Holmes). All songs arranged by Nugent, Rob Grange, St. Holmes, and Cliff Davies.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cat Scratch Fever"	3:41
2.	"Wang Dang Sweet Poontang"	3:17
3.	"Death by Misadventure"	3:31
4.	"Live It Up"	4:02
5.	"Home Bound" (instrumental)	4:43

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Workin' Hard, Playin' Hard"	5:44
7.	"Sweet Sally"	2:34
8.	"A Thousand Knives"	4:48
9.	"Fist Fightin' Son of a Gun"	2:51
10.	"Out of Control"	3:27

1999 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Cat Scratch Fever" (live)	4:52
12.	"Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" (live)	5:44

Personnel

Band members

• Ted Nugent – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7, percussion
• Derek St. Holmes – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, arrangements
• Rob Grange – bass, backing vocals, arrangements
• Cliff Davies – drums, backing vocals, arrangements

Additional musicians

• Alan Spenner, Boz Burrell, Rory Dodd – backing vocals
• Montego Joe – percussion
• Tom Werman – percussion, backing vocals

Production

• Cliff Davies – production
• Tom Werman – production
• Lew Futterman – production
• Tim Geelan, Wayne Tarnowski – engineering
• Jim Houghton, Robert Alford, Ron Pownall – photography
• Bruce Dickinson – 1999 reissue production
• Vic Anesini – remastering
• Howard Fritzson – 1999 reissue art direction
• Gary Graff – 1999 reissue liner notes

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)[8]	90
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9]	25
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	14
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	28
US Billboard 200[12]	17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[14]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.